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Buses for pilgrims vandalised, SGPC demands action

AMRITSAR, Aug. 21 -- Buses operated by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to ferry pilgrims to the Golden Temple and nearby holy shrines were vandalised late last night. SGPC president... Read More


Two youths drown in Bist Doab Canal

Hoshiarpur, Aug. 21 -- Two young men lost their lives after jumping into the Bist Doab Canal near Mehtiana village in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday evening. Out of the three relatives who leaped into the fa... Read More


Punjab to give 22,500 crop residue machines to curb stubble burning

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- With paddy harvesting in Punjab expected to begin by the last week of September, the state agriculture department has prepared an action plan to strengthen crop residue manageme... Read More


Rs.149 cr in green fines unrecovered, NGT slaps notice on PPCB

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 21 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and other environmental regulators over the alleged failure to recover and util... Read More


Canada police warn two Khalistan activists of potential threat to lives

Toronto, Aug. 21 -- Two pro-Khalistan separatists in Canada have received letters from law enforcement warning them of a potential threat to their lives. While the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice... Read More


Two children die aftersnakebites in Kaithal

Karnal, Aug. 21 -- Two kids died of snakebite in separate incidents in Kaithal district during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, officials said. The deceased were identified as Harsh, 1... Read More


6 yrs on, Punjab yet to enforce law to regulate pvt health facilities

Patiala, Aug. 21 -- Even as 19 states and Union territories in the country have already implemented the Clinical Establishments Act aimed at regulating private health facilities, Punjab has yet to enf... Read More


Harsimrat exhorts Punjabis to get rid of 'divisive forces'

Sangrur, Aug. 21 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday urged Punjabis to get rid of "divisive forces" that were looting the state and destroying the futu... Read More


Gangster shot dead outside court in Hisar, one arrested

ROHTAK, Aug. 21 -- Gangster Vinod Panu alias Kana was shot dead by two assailants at the main gate of the Hisar district court complex on Thursday afternoon, police said. The deceased, a resident of T... Read More


15 days on, towns across Haryana reel under stink

ROHTAK/Karnal, Aug. 21 -- Mounting garbage heaps, overflowing waste collection points and a worsening public health threat have pushed civic life in several Haryana towns and cities to the brink, as t... Read More